The Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (DG MARE) is a Directorate-General of the European Commission, responsible for the policy area of fisheries, the Law of the Sea and Maritime Affairs of the European Union. The current director-general is Charlina Vitcheva.
In 2020 it had 308 employees.
Mission The mission of DG MARE is to:Europa web-site ensure that the ocean resources are used sustainably and that coastal communities and the fishing sector have a prosperous future promote maritime policies and stimulate a sustainable blue economy promote ocean governance at international level
Structure The DG MARE encompasses 5 Directorates,DG Maritime Affairs and Fisheries all headquartered in Brussels: A: Maritime Policy & Blue Economy B: International Ocean Governance & Sustainable Fisheries C: Fisheries Policy Atlantic, North Sea, Baltic & Outermost Regions D: Fisheries Policy Mediterranean & Black Sea E: General Affairs & Resources
See also European Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Common Fisheries Policy Agriculture and Fisheries Council (Council of the European Union) Directorate-General for Agriculture, Fisheries, Social Affairs and Health European Parliament Committee on Fisheries European Fisheries Control Agency
Further reading Hoffmann, Richard C. The Catch: An Environmental History of European Fisheries (Cambridge University Press, 2023) ISBN 978-1-108-95820-2 Online review of this book
External links EC DG Maritime Affairs and Fisheries
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